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Shari Lewis Made the Best Passover Special Ever

JL;DR SUMMARY Revisiting Shari Lewis' 1996 PBS Passover special, the article argues for its excellence as a children's holiday program. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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LeadershipJewish CulturePassoverPbsEducational ProgrammingShari LewisLamb ChopChildren's EntertainmentDom DeluiseRobert Guillaume

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Israel
"I personally grew up on the elite Passover special of the Israeli kids show Parpar Nechmad."
Bronx, New York, United States
"thanks to the Jewish woman from the Bronx who became one of Americas most iconic childrens entertainers."

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